Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was -440.00 million current US$ in 1997. ▼ Falling
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Zimbabwe, 1990–1997
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Zimbabwe is -440.00 million current US$, measured in 1997.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.
That places Zimbabwe 20th out of 29 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the middle of the range.
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -230.98 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -400.64 million current US$ | +73.5% |
| 1992 | -506.99 million current US$ | +26.5% |
| 1993 | -98.64 million current US$ | -80.5% |
| 1994 | -103.03 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1995 | -382.23 million current US$ | +271.0% |
| 1996 | -587.90 million current US$ | +53.8% |
| 1997 | -440.00 million current US$ | -25.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -440.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -137.38 million current US$, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -440.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -242.11 million current US$, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Zimbabwe?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Zimbabwe was -440.00 million current US$ in 1997, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -98.64 million current US$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -587.90 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Zimbabwe ranks 20th out of 29 countries with data for 1997.
- Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).